My Sabbatical Begins

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by dct, Aug 15, 2005.

  1. #1
    What seems like ages ago I asked the question what would you do if you had 3 months off well it has finally happened and my 3 month sabbatical from work starts today.

    Thanks to everybody that has given me the knowledge, motivation and support to walk out on my normal job for a bit. The intention is to work like crazy on existing and new sites and then go back to work in November and resign. So I'll probably be a bit more active here than normal but if I'm in General Chat too long please tell me to get out and do some work :)
     
    dct, Aug 15, 2005 IP
  2. yfs1

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    #2
    Good Luck DCT

    Feel free to PM me if you need any advice. Also keep us updated on yoru progress!
     
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  3. SEbasic

    SEbasic Peon

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    #3
    Good luck mate!

    I'm sure you'll do really well. :)

    PS - Thanks for the food on Sat, and sorry me and Tops broke your swingball bats. ;)
     
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    sji2671 Self Made Mind

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    #4
    Best of luck Al, I am sure you will be looking forward to resigning in the coming months.
     
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  5. yfs1

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    #5
    Is that code for something :confused:
     
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  6. SEbasic

    SEbasic Peon

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    #6
    Nope...

    We got a bit aggressive and left the bats for the swingball @ Al's with a large hole in them...

    I have pics on my phone...
     
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    Whats "swingball"?
     
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  8. dct

    dct Finder of cool gadgets

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  9. yfs1

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    #10
    sweet! :) Nothing better in the world (well, except...you know) than working for yourself. Forget the 3 months make it 30 years.

    "You can do it!"

    Good luck bro.
     
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    How can you waste your sabbatical on an online business with this having been announced

     
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  12. dct

    dct Finder of cool gadgets

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    #12
    As 2 layabouts broke my bats I'll have to settle for making money online rather than the prize money I'd obviously of won from Swing-ball.

    Cheers for the support and words of encouragement guys, 3 months is certainly just the beginning, I certainly want to be long time retired before 30 years mind :)
     
    dct, Aug 15, 2005 IP
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    Good luck dct! There's nothing better than running your own business! Hopefully you make enough to continue running your business after 3 months.
     
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    Way to go dct! These three months will be exciting but just think how good you´ll feel when you tell your boss you are leaving. When I quit one very stressful job I had to do three months notice. That was tough and I hated every minute of it. The day after my last day, I set the alarm to six o´clock as per usual so that when it rung in the morning, I could pick it up and smash it to bits off the far wall. That felt great!

    Looking forward to seeing your name in lights!
     
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  15. dct

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    It was funny I woke up at 7.30 today and was able to get straight up, I never normally do that on a Monday.

    One of the conditions of my time off is when I return in November I must stay for at least my notice period (another 3 months) so I won't be fully free until Feb but I'm pretty confident I can negotiate a shorter notice period when the time comes :)
     
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    Goodluck and may you find new things and total relaxation on this sabatical journey of yours. ;)
     
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    Which one is you SEbasic?

    Congrats dct. Make sure you make the most of it.
     
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    #18
    You call those "bats" :confused:

    Looks like paddleball to me (and whats tetherball?)
     
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    What are two grown men doing just tearing up some other guy's children's toys anyway?
     
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  20. dct

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    After breaking the bats the pair of them actually had a limbo competition, fortunately I was cooking (or drinking) duties at that time.
     
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